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08-22-2016, 01:32 AM (This post was last modified: 08-22-2016 09:58 AM by MuskieBait.)
Post: #1
2016 Peru
Here we go! Hope you enjoy this virtual trip to Peru! Smile

This trip almost didn't happened TWICE! But I was glad to make the sacrifices to make it happen in the end. Full story on the blog. I spent roughly one week around Cusco and one week in the Peruvian Amazon close to Iquitos. Most of the fishing was done in the Amazon, but I was happy to catch at least one Andean species and two saltwater species. This visit to Peru also allowed me to check off another continent which I have fished. Now I just need Africa Wink and Antarctica :shock:!

The full blog starts here on Day 1 (I'm sure you can navigate through the other days on my blog):

http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/...day-1.html

Here are some selected photos. Lots more on my blog.

Cusco

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Pisac

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Ollantaytambo

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Salkantay hike - Highest I've ever hiked so far (4600m)...while having a bout of food poisioning!

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Machu Picchu

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Peruvian Amazon

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Some interesting food

Guinea pig

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Alpaca

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Palm weevil larvae

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Breaded Arapaima

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And finally, roughtly 50 species from fish from Peru caught on this trip.

Acrobrycon ipanquianus - Species #579

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Serrasalmus rhombeus - Species #580 (Red eye and thick black margin on the tail ID this as S. rhombeus)

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Pirapitinga (Piaractus brachypomus) - Species #581

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Red Piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) - Species #582

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Bloch's Catfish (Pimelodus blochii) - Species #583

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Sorubim maniradii - Species #584 (black stripe seems diffuse to me)

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Cynodon gibbus - Species #585 (little cousin to the well known Payara. The Payara has much shorter anal fin)

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Ageneiosus ucayalensis - Species #586

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Triportheus angulatus - Species #587

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Tetragonopterus argenteus - Species #588

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Metynnis luna - Species #589 (Not sure on this ID...still trying to figure out)

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Triportheus albus - Species #590

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Flatwhiskered Catfish (Pinirampus pirinampu) - Sepcies #591

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Trahira (Hoplias malabaricus) - Species #592

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Spotted Pike-characin (Boulengerella maculata) - Species #593

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Brycon melanopterus - Species #594

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Mesonauta mirificus or Mesonauta festivus - Species #595 (It is difficult to tell if this was a M. mirificus or M. festivus)

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Crenicichla semicincta - Species #596 (Green diagonal bands on the body is the ID key)

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Leporinus moralesi - Species #597 (This species was determined base on range. L. moralesi is found in Peru)

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Blue Whale Catfish (Cetopsis coecutiens) - Species #598

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Pterodoras granulosus - Species #599

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Cichla monoculus - Species #600!!!

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Brycon cephalus - Species #601 (Still trying to determine if it really is B. cephalus)

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Tucan Fish (Chalceus erythrurus) - Species #602

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Spotfin Hatchetfish (Thoracocharax stellatus) - Species #603

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Rhamdia sp. - Species #604 (Still trying to determine which Rhamdia species it is. I may never know.)

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Hypselecara temporalis - Species #605

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Ageneiosus inermis - Species #606

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Spotted sorubim (Pseudoplatystoma corruscans) - Species #607

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Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii - Species #608

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Zamurito (Calophysus macropterus) - Species #609

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Laulao Catfish (Brachyplatystoma vaillantii) - Species #610

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Ctenobrycon hauxwellianus - Species #611

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Aequidens tetramerus - Species #612 (we think these are A. tetramerus...still checking)

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Brachychalcinus sp. - Species #613 (some thinks it is B. copei, but I'm not so sure)

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Bujurquina syspilus - Species #614

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Mylossoma aureum - Species #615

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Roeboides myersii - Species #616

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Pimelodella cristata - Species #617 (I'm certain it is a Pimelodella, and P. cristata seems the closest)

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Aimara (Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus) - Species #618

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Erythrinus erythrinus - Species #619

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Bandtail Tetra (Moenkhausia dichroura) - Species #620

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Glass tetra (Moenkhausia oligolepis) - Species #621

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Moenkhausia sp. - Species #622 (This is a different Moenkhausia with faint humeral spot with smaller scales)

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Astyanax sp. - Species #623 (In the publication Ornamental Fishes of Peru, this was listed as an Astyanax sp., but no one seems to know which species it is)

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Twospot Astyanax (Astyanax bimaculatus) - Species #624

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Moenkhausia colletti - Species #625 (Still trying to verify this)

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Pimelodella sp. - Species #626 (There are so many similar Pimelodella species, still not sure which one)

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Moenkhausia lepidura - Species #627

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Giant Blenny (Scartichthys gigas) - Species #628

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Chalapo Clinid (Labrisomus philippii) - Species #629

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Malama o ke kai

Caution - Objects in picture are smaller than they appear. I am genetically predisposed to make fish look bigger.

Life List: 577 species and counting (2016: 91 new species)
http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/...-list.html
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08-23-2016, 02:15 PM
Post: #2
RE: 2016 Peru
You do get around!

More wow adventures. Cool.

Haven't read the blog yet....... saving it for when I have more time - and will respond again thereafter............, but in the meantime - Thanks for sharing your experiences!

Cheers,

OldTimer

<>< I once gave up fishing. It was the most terrifying weekend of my life. ><>

See you on the river.
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08-24-2016, 12:22 PM
Post: #3
RE: 2016 Peru
Nice trip! Looks like it was fun.... Love all the fish as usual. My wife was really groosed out on your choice of food (guinea pigs) Smile
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08-25-2016, 10:06 AM
Post: #4
RE: 2016 Peru
Thanks guys!

Zippy, guinea pigs are really, really good. I loved it. It is farmed as a food animal in Peru. They have been domesticated and farmed for hundreds of years. If I have a choice between fried guinea pig vs. fried chicken, I would pick guinea pig in a heartbeat. They skin is so crispy when done properly, and the meat is so juicy and tender...MMMMMMMMMMMMM...

Malama o ke kai

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